David Akers makes history with 63-yard field goal [Video]

David Akers became only the fourth NFL player to make a 63-yard field goal, the longest in league history, at the end of the first half of San Francisco's 30-22 victory over Green Bay at Lambeau Field on Sunday.

One more yard would have separated the 49ers kicker from the likes of Tom Dempsey (1970), Jason Elam (1998) and Sebastian Janikowski (2011), all of whom connected from the same distance.

Then again, one more yard probably would have prevented Akers from entering the record books, as his kick hit the crossbar before bouncing up and over to give the 49ers a 16-7 halftime lead.

“I tried really hard to get it there,” Akers said. “I didn’t think I actually hit it that great, I was like, ‘Oh well, it was fun to give it a shot.’ Then I was like, ‘Wait, it’s still kind of going.’

“When you hit the goalpost, whether it’s the crossbar or the upright, it usually makes a really loud and obnoxious sound coming back at you. It went through and I think that’s about the biggest miracle I’ve seen in a long time.”

Akers has made 22 field goals of 50 yards or more during his 15-year NFL career. His previous best was a 57-yarder for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2003.